Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy and I thank Tina for raising the case of her son, Michael Joseph. While I am pleased to hear he is doing well in playschool and so on based on what the Deputy said, he rightly used the word “hurdle”. As a mother she has got over one hurdle in the assessment of need and now there is the worry of the next thing. We need to do much better at breaking down silos for people with disabilities, particularly children. It will be an absolute priority in the coming time. With regard to Michael Joseph’s specific situation about his school place, I will ask the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Moynihan who has responsibility for special needs education to link directly with the Deputy’s office and with Tina as well.

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